Originally, an acre was understood as a selion of land sized at forty perches ( 660 ft ) long and four perches ( 66 ft ) wide ; this may have also been understood as an approximation of the amount of land an ox could plough in one day.

Originally Gaussian frequency-shift keying ( GFSK ) modulation was the only modulation scheme available ; subsequently, since the introduction of Bluetooth 2. 0 + EDR, π / 4-DQPSK and 8DPSK modulation may also be used between compatible devices.

Originally lesbians formed the majority of the movement, however modern Dianic groups may be all-lesbian, all-heterosexual or mixed.

Originally shamanistic practices that have over time may once have been monotheistic later once since deification of an Earth Mother to the Sky father as a Duality, also including ancestor worship and an addition for a " sun deity ", polytheizing the religion and more deities were incorporated after-wards.

Originally designed for transport across Integrated Services Digital Network ( ISDN ) infrastructure, it may be used today in the context of many other network interfaces.

Originally barcodes represented data by varying the widths and spacings of parallel lines, and may be referred to as linear or one-dimensional ( 1D ).

Originally created to serve high school students, the FFA has recently moved into middle schools where membership may begin as early as age 12, allowing members to become active earlier and stay active for longer.

Originally, the term may have been intended literally —" a boy who tends cows.

Originally, Wusun probably sounded more like Asman (* ah-sman < * asman, or * o-sən, * uo-sen or? ah-swē depending on the authors ) suggesting that they may have been the Asii of Geographica.

Originally, Edwin Hubble thought that elliptical galaxies may evolve into spiral galaxies, which later turned out to be false.

Originally, the hexagram may have been employed as an architectural ornament on synagogues, as it is, for example, on the cathedrals of Brandenburg and Stendal, and on the Marktkirche at Hanover.

Originally, at least some of the Caucasian Albanians probably spoke Lezgic languages close to those found in modern Daghestan ; overall, though, as many as 26 different languages may have been spoken in Caucasian Albania.

Originally intended as a way for phone companies to brand phones attached to their networks, the operator logo has since become a method by which owners may customise their phones to reflect their own interests.

Originally, kitsune were Inari's messengers, but the line between the two is now blurred so that Inari itself may be depicted as a fox.

Originally the site may have been fortified with earthworks in the Iron Age or earlier, before the Romans invaded in AD43.

Originally, the Goths may have maintained their hold on the Albigeois, but if so it was conquered by the time of Chilperic I.

Originally it was known as Blynesgate and Byllynsgate, and may indeed have originated with a water gate on the Thames, where goods were landed, becoming Billingsgate Wharf, part of the London docks close to Lower Thames Street.

Originally, chislic may have been made from lamb or sheep, rather than the currently popular beef sirloin.

Originally psychologist Tamaki Saitō, who first coined the phrase, estimated that there may be over one million hikikomori in Japan, or approximately 1 % of the total Japanese population, but considering that hikikomori adolescents are hidden away and their parents are often reluctant to talk about the problem, it is extremely difficult to gauge the number accurately.

Originally, it is an mural art that blends prominently the colorful amazonian culture, European motifs and commercial characters, which may be influenced by American pop art, especially MTV.

Originally named " Allison ", after his first wife, Fred renamed the engine " Betsy " ( his mother's name ) following his divorce – Fred's view being " wives may change but your mother remains your mother!

" Originally, she may have been a homonym independent of the Greek Maia, whose myths she absorbed through the Hellenization of Latin literature and culture.

Originally designed as a fountain with a hole in the center, the item may be thousands of years old, and is still used for baptism today.

Originally a work of seven chapters, a spurious and misogynistic eighth chapter may be a later attempt to append sexual morality to the Natha tradition by a conservative ascetic.

Originally recorded by hand, these words have been copied and recopied, translated and retranslated through the ages.

Originally designed to breach fortifications, they have evolved from nearly static installations intended to reduce a single obstacle to highly mobile weapons of great flexibility in which now reposes the greater portion of a modern army's offensive capabilities.

Originally the Maculelê is believed to have been an indigenous armed fighting style, using two sticks or a machete.

Originally active from 1985 to 1996, the band have had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia and New Zealand and international chart success in two phases, beginning with their self-titled debut album, Crowded House, which reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits, " Don't Dream It's Over " and " Something So Strong ".

Originally worn as a part of a military uniform by youth wishing to present a tough or militaristic image, dog tags have since seeped out into wider fashion circles.

Originally released for PC DOS, the games have later been ported to numerous other platforms.

Originally in Manhattan at 432 Fourth Avenue, the DC Comics offices have been located at 480 and later 575 Lexington Avenue ; 909 Third Avenue ; 75 Rockefeller Plaza ; 666 Fifth Avenue ; and 1325 Avenue of the Americas.

Originally, Poe intended to call the journal The Penn, as it would have been based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Originally, the event was for amateurs only, however, since the 1984 Summer Olympics professional players have been permitted, albeit with certain restrictions which prevent countries from fielding their strongest sides.

Originally using print-based media, these sub-cultures have migrated much of their communications and interaction onto the internet, which they also use for the purpose of archiving detailed information pertinent to their given fanbase.

Originally only those fans who were known to have been active in fandom before the cutoff date, January 1, 1938, were eligible.

Originally it consisted of paper or bamboo barrels that would have incendiary gunpowder within it, that could be lit one time and would project flames at the enemy.

Originally made of rock, flint, and obsidian, knives have evolved in construction as technology has, with blades being made from bronze, copper, iron, steel, ceramics, and titanium.

Originally she was believed to be either Rabbi Meir's wife mentioned above, or Rabbi Chaninyah's daughter mentioned above, however over the past 3-4 centuries Rabbinic scholars have realized that these generations do not correspond to Beruryah's law decisions, and life, therefore she today is just ' Beruryah ' and of heretofore unknown lineage.

Originally these included EPROM versions that have a " window " on the top of the device through which program memory can be erased by ultraviolet light, ready for reprogramming after a programming (" burn ") and test cycle.

Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason, but the Order now allows other relatives as well as allowing Job's Daughters, Rainbow Girls, Members of the Organization of Triangle ( NY only ) and members of the Constellation of Junior Stars ( NY only ) to become members when they become of age.

Originally, the deck had to be composed by combining two poker, piquet or euchre decks and removing unneeded cards ( a piquet deck does not have the 2-6, making it easier to modify, and a euchre deck is exactly half a pinochle deck ), but with the game's popularity in the United States in the early 1900s, a single boxed deck with the necessary cards was marketed, and these specialized pinochle decks are now widely available in similar styles to common 52-card counterparts.

Originally, Enterprise had been intended to be refitted for orbital flight, which would have made it the second space shuttle to fly after Columbia.

Originally, it was said to have 21 different " combinations " and would melt if the key was placed in the wrong one (" The Daleks ", 1963 ).

Originally the parishes of Dover St. Mary's and Dover St. James, since 1836 Buckland and Charlton have become part Dover, and Maxton ( a hamlet to the west ), River, Kearsney, Temple Ewell, and Whitfield, all to the north of the town centre, are within its conurbation.

Originally developed under the Java Community Process as JSR 68, the different flavors of Java ME have evolved in separate JSRs.

Originally they were thought to have a body cavity ( pseudocoel ), but this was an artifact created by preservation methods, and they are now known to be acoelomate.